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Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in Light of Trade Policy : A Study on Pakistan
Ejaz, Neelam - 2017
Agriculture forms the backbone of Pakistan's economy. Despite the fact that the share of agriculture in the GDP has … 60 percent of the population lives in rural areas of Pakistan, the majority of which is dependent on agricultural … activities for their livelihood. Yield growth for most crops and livestock products in Pakistan has stagnated and become more …
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Modernizing Trade in Pakistan : Policy Reform Handbook
World Bank Group - 2019
This handbook intends to be a resource for those interested in trade policy reform, in Pakistan and elsewhere. It arose … from the Pakistan trade and investment policy program (PTIPP). The PTIPP was designed to work on trade, competitiveness …, and gender in Pakistan. This handbook focuses on two pillars of the PTIPP: trade policy and trade facilitation. The …
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Trading off the income gains and the inequality costs of trade policy
Artuc, Erhan; Rijkers, Bob; Porto, Guido G. - 2019
This paper characterizes the trade-off between the income gains and the inequality costs of trade using survey data for 54 developing countries. Tariff data on agricultural and manufacturing goods are combined with household survey data on detailed income and expenditure patterns to estimate the...
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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?
Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019
This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...
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Traders' dilemma : developing countries' response to trade disputes
Devarajan, Shantayanan; Go, Delfin S.; Lakatos, Csilla; … - 2018
If trade tensions between the United States and certain trading partners escalate into a full-blown trade war, what should developing countries do? Using a global, general-equilibrium model, this paper first simulates the effects of an increase in U.S. tariffs on imports from all regions to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002288
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From currency depreciation to trade reform : how to take Egyptian exports to new levels?
Youssef, Hoda; Zaki, Chahir - 2019
The Arab Republic of Egypt is yet to meet its exports potential, which has been historically hampered by several domestic market distortions and multiple barriers, resulting in weak export performance and modest regional and global integration. Although the liberalization of the exchange rate in...
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The Lao Trade Story : Implementing Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation Reforms in Lao PDR
World Bank Group - 2016
In 2015, Lao PDR is virtually unrecognizable from what it was just a decade ago. A more open, more outward trade landscape has transformed the country from a closed-off backwater into a fast-growing developing country, complete with coffee shops, restaurants, and billboards lining the streets of...
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From Evidence to Policy : Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy
World Bank Group - 2016
In the last decades, slow growth and job creation have encouraged emigration, further dampening domestic sources of growth in Nepal. Tepid growth over the past decade, the slowest in the region, has resulted in few jobs being created, leading to more Nepalese workers seeking opportunities...
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From Evidence to Policy Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy : Assessment of the Impact of the Cash Incentive to Promote Export Diversification in Nepal
Pazzini, Aldo - 2016
In 2010 or 2011, Nepal set up a cash incentive scheme for exporters aimed at reducing its trade deficit and vulnerability to external shocks, by promoting export growth and diversification for its firms. The Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice has been partnering with the Government of...
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From Evidence to Policy Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy : Designing Institutions to Promote Trade and Investment in Nepal
Gomez Mera, Laura - 2016
As a small, landlocked economy, Nepal's development prospects are closely tied to its ability to increase integration in the regional and global marketplace. Despite significant changes in Nepal's trade sector over the past decade, the country's export performance has remained poor, with exports...
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